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TILED CONSTRUCTION l Zeno Charles Wilkinson, Warren, Ohio, assignor toPorcelain Tile Corporation, Warren, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware y--Application August 5, 1932, serial No. 627,561

9 Claims.

This invention relates to the construction of tiled walls and othersurfaces, and particularly to means whereby the tiling may be applied inthe form of panels or large sections and detachably secured to thesupporting structure.

It is common practice to tile the walls of various sorts of retailestablishments,'lunchrooms, etc. Heretofore the tiles were applied insitu, thus causing loss of use of the premises while the work was goingon, which wasparticularly serious in the case of expensive quarters.Moreover, the tiles were attached in a permanent manner and thus couldnot be removed by the tenant upon expiration of the lease. v

The present invention provides means whereby large panels lwhich arealmost completely tiled at a factory, may be secured to the surface tobe covered very expeditiously. and in a ymanner permitting removal whenthe establishment is to be moved to another location.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a fragmental front view.

Figure `2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmental sectional views on a larger scale than thatof Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section online 5--5 of Fig. 1.

`The tiled surface, proper, may be constructed in various ways, and maycomprise tiles` of various materials and forms. In the present instanceI have shown steel-bodied porcelainenameled tiles of the type disclosedin the Haines Patents Nos. 1,594,614 and 1,686,812. These tiles aredesignated A in the drawing, and each comprises a metal plate havingmarginal flanges I. The tiles may be of any'desired form and dimensions.

-V 'I'he tilesA are mounted upon panels. The panels .may be constructedin various ways and may be of any convenient size. In the presentembodiment of the invention I have employed large rigid sheets 2 of suchmaterial as Nuwood, .Celotex, Sheetrock, etc. In the illustrativeinstallation represented in the drawing, two sheets sufllcefor theheight of wall W shown, the vertical dimension of the lower sheet being35%", and that of the upper sheet being 59%. The horizontal dimension ofeach sheet may be such as convenience dictates, asfor example 48".

Each sheet is provided with a suitable backing herein shown asconsisting of a wooden framework made up of top and bottom bars 3 and l,end bars 5 and 6 and intermediate horizontal and vertical bars 1 rigidlysecured together. The height and length of the wooden framework cor-(ci. 'zz-1s) l l responds to the height'and length of the sheet 2. Thethickness of the framework may be as desired, being herein assumed tobeV8. The sheet is fastened to the framework with nails 8 or by any othersuitable means engaging the backing at I5 relatively frequent intervals.While I have herein shown a wooden framework, it will be understood thata metallic backing may be used, if desired.

'Ihe panel composed ofthe sheet 2 and its sup- 10 porting framework iscovered with tiles A, the latter being secured in place by any preferredmeans. Herein I have shown the face of the sheet as having grooves 9 toreceive the ilanges I of the tiles, these grooves serving Vto locate thetiles ac- 15 curately with relation to one another. III denotes a layeror film of cement used to cause the tiles to adhere to the sheet 2, andII indicates grouting or pointing material in the spaces betweenadjacent tiles. possible are mounted on the panels at the factory, theremainder being set after the panels have been placed in position on thewall.

While the means for detachably securing the panels to the wall maypartake of various forms, 25

I have herein shown means comprising an angle bar I2, one flange ofwhich is attached by screws` I3 to the floor F against or adjacent tothe wall to be tiled. Inasmuch as the wall may not be quite vertical andplane, it may be desirable to 30 set the angle bar I2 at a slightdistance from the wall, as shown inthe drawing.

. The lower panel is adapted to engage the vertical flange of the barI2, as by means of a groove I4 extending longitudinally of the bottom 35edge of the frame-bar l.

The upper portion of the lower panel is secured to the wall in anypreferred manner, as by means of a Z-bar I5, one vertical ange of whichis attached to the rear side of the top 4o bar 3 at the upper edge ofthe latter by screws I6.` The other vertical flange of the Z-bar isapertured to receive screws Il which engage expansion sleeves I8`inserted in openings` I9 in the wall. panel vertical, shims of anydesired nature may be inserted between the wall and the panel, as, forexample, a washer 20 on each of the screws II.

The upper vertical flange of the Z-bar I5 is herein utilized to hold thelower part of the upper 50 panel in place, the lower edgeof the bar l ofsaid panel being 'grooved, as at 2l, to t over said flange. The loweredge of the upper panel is notched, as at 22 to accommodate the screwsI1 when the upper panel is being put in place. 5'5

As many of the tiles as 20 If necessary in order to make the 45 theapplication of the staples.

In practice, the panels are tiled at the factory as nearly completely aspossible, tiles being omitted along those edges where fastenings are tobe applied, as in the case of the screws Il and the staples 26. The barvI2 having been secured to the floor, and expansion sleeves I8 havingbeen placed in the wall at proper` points, the panels are set in placeand secured inl` position by means of the screws Il and 24 and staples26. The remaining tiles are then cemented to the sheets 2 and the spacesbetween the tiles grouted, thereby concealing the screws I1 and thestaples 26.

'I'he space between the upper edge of the lower panel and the lower edgeof the upper panel is Just suillcient to receive the flanges of thetiles and the grouting so as to produce a grouted joint identical inappearance with the joints between other eld tiles. Similarly thevertical edges of Aadjacent panels are tiled and vgrouted to produce agro ted joint that is uniform in appearance with t ose between othertiles.

'I'he upper edge of the tiled wall surface may be finished in anypreferred manner. If the tenant should desire to move the tiling toanother location, the tiles that cover the fastenlngs I1 and 26 areremoved. the fastenings withdrawn, and the panels lifted out ofengagement with the bars I5 and I2.

It will be seen that the system of construction herein disclosed permitsmuch of the work to be done at the factory, thus reducing the timeduring which operations are carried on at the premises. Moreover, thetiling may be moved to another location with comparatively little lossof material or labor.

In certain of the following claims I have used the term structure todenote a wall, floor, ceiling or other portion of a building. A

I claim as my invention: i

1. The combination of a floor, a wall, a bar secured to the flooralongside the wall, a lower panel having a groove in its lower edge toreceive a flange of said bar, a bar secured to the upper edge of thepanel, means for securing the bar to the wall, an upper panel having agroove in its lower edge to receive a flange of the second-mentionedbar, a flange on the upper edge of the upper panel, and means to attachthe lastmentioned flange to the wall, the lower edge of the upper panelbeing recessed to accommodate said securing means.

2. The combination of a iloor, a wall, a lower panel, Vmeans forsecuring the panel to the iloor alongside the wall, a Z-bar secured tothe upper edge of the panel,l means for securing the Z-bar to the wall,yan upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a ilange ofthe Z-bar, a

ilange on the upper edge of the upper panel, and -means to attach thelast-mentioned ilange to the wall, the lower-.edge of the upper panelbeing recessed to accommodate said securing means.

3. 'I'he combination of a iloor, a wall, a lower panel, means forsecuring the panel to thelloorl alongside the wall, a bar secured to theupper edge of the panel, means for securing the bar to the wall, anupper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of thebar, means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel to the wall,and a multiplicity of tiles covering each of said panels and concealingsaid bar.

4. The combination of a floor, a wall, a lower panel, means for securingthe panel to the iloor alongsidev the wall, a Z-bar secured to the upperedge of the panel, means for securing the Z-bar to the wall, an upperpanelhaving a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of the Z-bar,and means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel to the wall.`

5. The combination of a structure, a bar secured alongside thestructure, a panel having a groove in one edge to receive a flange ofsaid bar,

a bar secured to the opposite edge of the panel,

means for securing the second-mentioned bar to the structure, anotherpanel having a groove in one edge to receive a flange of thesecond-mentioned bar, a ange on the opposite edge of ysaid other panel,and means to attach the last-mentioned ange to the structure. i

6. The combination of a wall, a bar secured alongside the Wall, a lowerpanel having a groove lin its lower edgeto receive a flange of said bar,

a 'bar secured to the upper edge of the panel.

means for securing the second-mentioned bar to the wall, an upper panelhaving a groove in its lower edge to receive a ilange of the secondmen4tioned bar, and means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel tothe wa 7. The combination of a wall, a bar secured alongside the wall, apanel comprising a backing covered with a multiplicity of tiles, saidbacking having a groove in its lower edge to receive a. ilange of saidbar, a bar secured to the 'upper edge of the backing, and means fordetachably securing the second-mentioned bar to the wall.

8. The combination of a wall, a lower panel, means to secure the lowerportion of the panel in proximity to the wall, a bar secured to theupper edge of the panel, means for detachably securing the bar to thelwall, an upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive ailange of the bar, and. means for detachably securing the upper portionof the upper panel to the wall.

9. The combination of a wall, a lower panel, means to detachably ilx thelower portion of the panel with reference to the wall, an upper panel,means to detachably nx the upper portion of the upper panel lwithreference tothe wall, means to detachably connect the upper edge of thelower panel to the lower edge of the Upper panel, and means fordetachably connectlng the adjacent portions of the panels to the

